Introduction: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), referred to as the combination of aspirin and P2Y12 receptor antagonist (clopidogrel or ticagrelor), potentially improves patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), while it is further proposed that DAPT potentially increases bleeding risk. Compared with DAPT, de-escalated DAPT (De-DAPT) is an effective antiplatelet strategy for acute coronary syndrome treatment, which significantly reduces the risk of bleeding without increasing the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events. However, insufficient evidence is available to determine the timing of DAPT after CABG.
Methods and analysis: ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The Ethics Committee in Fuwai hospital approved this study (2022-1774). Fifteen centres agreed to participate the TOP-CABG trial, and the study has been approved in these 15 centres by whose ethics committee. The results of the trial will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Trial registration number: NCT05380063.
Keywords: Adult cardiology; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial infarction.
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